Christmas Sessions: The Alternative “Beach Boys Christmas” Album

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1. 1Little Saint Nick (vocal take)2:09
2. 2The Man With All the Toys (instrumental take)1:37
3. 3The Man With All the Toys (instrumental overdub previous take)1:37
4. 4Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 1–13)7:18
5. 5Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 14–15)2:59
6. 6Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 16–21)3:12
7. 7Santa’s Beard (instrumental take)2:14
8. 8Santa’s Beard (vocal overdub)2:14
9. 9Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 1–6)5:31
10. 10Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 7–9)3:29
11. 11Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental take 10)2:50
12. 12Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub)2:42
13. 13Christmas Day (instrumental takes 1–2)2:26
14. 14Christmas Day (instrumental takes 3–8)3:22
15. 15Christmas Day (try‐out takes 12–18)4:40
16. 16Christmas Day (try‐out takes 19–24)2:22
17. 17Christmas Day (instrumental take 1)2:13
18. 18Christmas Day (instrumental takes 2–6)2:12
19. 19Christmas Day (instrumental take 7)2:38
20. 20Christmas Day (overdub take 7)2:20
21. 21Christmas Day (vocal overdub take 7)2:16
22. 22Christmas Day (vocal overdub 1a take 7)2:03
23. 23Christmas Day (vocal overdub 3a take 7)1:54
24. 24Christmas Day (vocal overdub 4a take 7)1:49
25. 25Christmas Day (vocal overdub 6a take 7)2:05
26. 26Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)1:56
27. 27Christmas Day (vocal overdub 9a take 7)1:15
28. 28Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)2:12
29. 29Frosty the Snowman (vocal take 4)2:04
30. 30We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1–3)4:40
31. 31We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub take 6)4:06
32. 32We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1a‐4a)5:30
33. 33We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 1)1:55
34. 34We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 2 take 4)1:06
35. 35Blue Christmas (instrumental takes 2–3)1:03
36. 36Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 4a)1:25
37. 37Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 5a‐7a)1:56
38. 38Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8a)1:04
39. 39Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro take 1)0:50
40. 40Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro takes 4–5)0:47
41. 41Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 1–7)2:56
42. 42Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 10–18)4:47
43. 43Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 20–24)2:08
44. 44Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 3a)1:10
45. 45White Christmas (instrumental takes 2–3)3:21
46. 46White Christmas (vocal overdub 1 take 3)3:29
47. 47White Christmas (vocal overdub 2 take 3)2:07
48. 48White Christmas (vocal overdub 3 take 3)1:40
49. 49Auld Lang Syne (traditional)2:17
50. 50Auld Lang Syne1:21
51. 51Auld Lang Syne (Christmas messages overdub)1:18
52. 52The Lord’s Prayer2:33
53. 53Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 1b)1:14
54. 54Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 3b)1:59
55. 55Little Saint Nick (vocal take stereo mix)2:10
56. 56The Man With All the Toys (vocal overdub)1:37
57. 57Santa’s Beard (stereo mix)2:14
58. 58Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub mix)2:42
59. 59Christmas Day (vocal mix?)1:55
60. 60Frosty the Snowman (vocal overdub 2a take 4)1:53
61. 61We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut, takes 5/6)1:17
62. 62Jingle Bells (instrumental take 4)2:25
63. 63Jingle Bells (inner cuts 1/2, take 4)1:26
64. 64Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8b)1:29
65. 65Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 4a)1:28
66. 66White Christmas (vocal mix)2:28
67. 67I’ll Be Home for Christmas (vocal take)2:44
68. 68Auld Lang Syne (vocal stereo mix)1:18
69. 69Little Saint Nick (45 stereo version)2:07
70. 70The Lord’s Prayer2:30
71. 71Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 4b)2:03

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